It has now been one week since I returned from my trip to Atlanta. I was fortunate to be selected by Lisburn City Council as one of the small local businesses to represent our city on a civic and trade mission to the Atlanta Metropolitan area.

I met with gift retailers and bridal shops in Atlanta, and my jewelry is  already on sale in 5 Continents in Buckhead, and hopefully soon in Decatur too.

The whole trip was a great experience, and I was also able to attend

• a civic event -  a reception hosted by the British Consul General, Annabelle Malins, with the Irish Consulate General Paul Gleeson in attendance held in the official residence of the British Consulate
• some networking events  (including the British American Business Group and  the Irish Chamber of Atlanta)
• a dinner with the Lisburn Council representatives experiencing some traditional southern cooking

After the business part was over, I took the opportunity to stay on. I was able to explore the city further and then attend a SITS blogging conference.

If you know of a gift store near you which may be interested in stocking my handcrafted irish jewelry, I would appreciate you getting in touch, or passing on my details to them.

Thanks for your continued support of Janmary Designs.

You can see a You Tube video with more of my photos by clicking on this link:

janmary designs in Atlanta

Thanks to Magix for their Photostory Software which I used to create this slideshow.